James Joyce’s Freemasonry – a public lecture in asscociation with Sweny’s

On Friday 14 June, Des Gunning will deliver a public lecture in the Grand Lodge Room of Freemason’s hall, Molesworth Street, entitled “James Joyce’s Freemasonry”.

From about 12.15pm, Philip Lawton, church organist at St Audoen’s, Cornmarket, the church that has the longest record of continuous use in Dublin, will perform, on the Grand Lodge organ, a variety of airs from the pages of Ulysses .

The lecture itself begins at 1.00pm and is of about 55 minutes duration.
There is no charge. A ‘retiring collection’ for Sweny’s Joyceam Establishment will be taken up by volunteers with Sweny’s.

See: http://sweny.ie/site/

The library bar at Freemason’s Hall will be open for the afternoon, serving teas, coffees etc.Sandwiches can be organised by arrangement.

Tours of the Masonic Museum in particular and of Freemason’s Hall in general can be arranged by appointment.

See: http://www.irish-freemasons.org/

Des Gunning is a former

Curator of the James JoyceCentre, North Great George’s Street